My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 398 - 010: Chance Encounter_3

Chapter 398: 010: Chance Encounter_3
"Um... a little."
Yun Qi raised his wrist to check the time and saw that it was already almost twelve thirty. His brows furrowed as he watched her trying to ease the pain in her foot. He then lifted her up in his arms and said, "It’s late, and with your foot like this, let’s head back first! We can come back another time when we have more time, alright?"
Suddenly being lifted, Ye Lingran was taken aback, but on reflex, she grabbed onto his clothes, looking somewhat flustered and anxious. "Uh... okay, no... no need, I can walk by myself... there’s no need..."
"It’s about ten minutes’ walk to where I parked. With your foot like this, don’t push it." Yun Qi smiled at her and carried her towards the parking lot.
As they walked past, people around them, especially young girls, looked on with envious smiles. Some even took photos. After all, a handsome man like Yun Qi carrying a girl so openly was certainly eye-catching and hard to ignore.
Once they reached his car in the parking lot, Yun Qi set her down, still holding her waist with one hand. With the other, he took out his car key to unlock the car and opened the passenger door for her to get in.
After he got in the car, Ye Lingran looked at him and asked, "Are you okay?"
"Yes, I’m fine."
"Thank you."
Yun Qi glanced at her, smiled silently, and started the car, heading towards Xianglan District.
Since the drive was quite long, Ye Lingran felt sleepy halfway through. Her eyes closed heavily, and she fell asleep. Yun Qi noticed she was asleep but didn’t disturb her, letting her sleep peacefully.
When they arrived at the hotel, it was already 2:47 in the morning. Yun Qi turned off the car, turned to look at her sleeping face, and smiled slightly. He got out of the car, walked around to her side, gently opened the door, undid her seatbelt, and was about to carry her out of the car. However, the usually light-sleeping Ye Lingran woke up as soon as his hand touched her.
"It’s me, don’t worry." Seeing her suddenly tense and a bit dazed, he quickly leaned in to reassure her, saying, "I’ll carry you up." With that, he lifted her in his arms again, gently nudged the car door shut with his foot, and pressed the lock button.
All the way up, Ye Lingran was carried by Yun Qi until they reached her room door, where he finally set her down. Ye Lingran looked at him and said, "Thank you."
"Go in and rest; it’s late. Get some sleep."
"Okay." Ye Lingran nodded and suddenly remembered, "Oh, your medicine... I still have it with me!" She quickly took out the medicine from her bag and handed it to him. "You didn’t take it tonight; don’t forget to take it before bed."
"Okay."
"By the way, do you have work scheduled for tomorrow?"
"Yes, there’s work tomorrow morning. You can sleep in a bit longer; I have a video conference in the morning."
"Okay, got it. Well... goodnight."
"Goodnight."
After Ye Lingran returned to her room, she took off her shoes. Although there was no swelling or blisters, her feet still hurt a bit and felt tired. After resting for a while, she got up to take a shower. When she looked in the mirror, memories of Yun Qi carrying her flooded her mind, and she couldn’t suppress a smile and a sweet feeling swelling in her heart.
By the time she finished washing up, it was almost four o’clock. This was probably the latest she had stayed up all year.
The next day, Ye Lingran woke up at a bit past seven but didn’t get up immediately since she had gone to bed so late the night before. She looked at the time, remembered that he had a meeting in the morning, and since she had nothing urgent, she decided to stay in bed a bit longer, given her still-tired feet and lack of hunger, enjoying a rare chance to catch up on sleep.
She woke up again a little past ten forty, roused by a call from Ling Quan. Ye Lingran glanced at the time, answered the call, discussed some work matters with Ling Quan, and ended the call without planning to go back to sleep. She got up, freshened up a bit, changed into some comfortable clothes, and ordered a cup of red tea and a dessert from room service for breakfast. Later, she curled up on a chair by the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room, letting the sunlight pour in. A laptop rested on her lap, and she felt completely at ease and relaxed.